Street lighting waste receptacle



Aug. 4, 1931. M. J. KAVANAGH STREET LIGHTING WASTE RECEPTACLE Filed July26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l M. (life/Vang)? g- 4, 1931- M. J. KAVANAGH1,816,974

STREET LIGHTING WASTE RECEPTACLE Filed July 26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I'IIIIIIIl Patented Aug. 4, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MICHAEL J'.KAVANAGH, OF GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO FREDERICKA. MOORE, OF GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK, AND ONE-THIRD TO OLE STRAND, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

STREET LIGHTING WASTE RECEPTACLE v Application filed July 26,

v This invention relates to a waste receptacle suitable for advertisingand also for illuminating the street and has for its principal objectthe provision of a practical and sanitary device of the characterdescribed which.

will be convenient for the purpose of receiving waste, ornamental,utilitarian in that it will illuminate the street in the vicinity of thecorner, and economical to the city in that because of the highadvertising value of the signs carried by the receptacle the city mayreceive a substantial rental fee of the advertising space.

There have been numerous waste receptacles placed upon the market atvarious times and some of them have been fairly satisfactory but none ofthem have combined all of the features necessary to complete theinstallation, for example, altho some of the boxes have carried printedinsignia giving the names of the streets, this has been visible only bydaylight and while some of the receptacles have been illuminated noattempt has ever been made to utilize this illumination to brighten thepavement and the sidewalk at the street corner where frequently a veryheavy shadow is cast by the are light.

In the present invention I provide a receptacle which may be constructedquite economically, repaired with ease, and which will carry streetinsignia visible both day and night, and in addition will utilize thestreet lighting bulbs to emphasize the advertising matter.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an end view of a receptacle embodying theinvention and I Figure 2 is a side view.

Figure 3 is a central vertical section.

Figure 4 is a horizontal section on line 44 of Figure 3. f Figure 5 is adetail showing a modified oot.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the lamp supporting means.

The frame of the body of the receptacle is made of four angle irons 10each preferably formed with a foot either outwardly extending as at 11and perforated as at 12 to receive 50 a fastening, or inturned as at 13to form a 1928. Serial No. 295,559.

somewhat more finished device. The inturned lug or foot 13 is alsoperforated if desired as in general the receptacle will be fastened tothe pavement altho this is not essential.

The four angle irons 10 are connected together at'the top by a strip 15and at the bottom by a similar strip 16, each rectangular and preferablywelded to the vertical angle irons 10 to form a rigid frame. A lightbottom 17 is positioned a short distance above the bottoms of the angleirons and supports a number of lamp sockets 18 here shown as four innumber, each located as close as con venient to one of the four angleirons.

The frame thus described re-movably receives four panels 19 which arepreferably of glass either clear or translucent and bear ing anadvertisement 20, readily visible by day or by night as the panels arepreferably stippled on the inside, much as a mirror is silvered. Theremovable waste hopper 22. which may be frusto-conical, rests on thebottom 17 and has a reflecting outer surface to increase the effectiveillumination. I may hinge one of the panels, as at 23, for the insertionand removal of the can or hopper 22 which as shown is a'fiuid-tightcontainer having handles 24:. Whether the waste container is removedfrom the side or top, there is provided a guide 25 supported from thetop marginal bar 15, so as'to direct the papers or other waste materialinto the hopper 22 The cover consisting of two end plates 30 preferablyof cast iron or steel, carrying a semi-cylindrical advertising panel 31which may be in two sections for cheapness of re placement, may be fastto the frame or may be hinged as at 32 to the top frame piece 15. Thetwo end plates 30 are connected I together by a metal strip 35 to whichis secured the hinge 32, and by a similar metal strip 36 which carriesthe optional fastening means 37, and also by a somewhat larger plate 39to which is secured the street corner sign preferably composed of tworectangular glass panels l0 held in place by end pieces 41 and a metalroof 4-2, the latter being preferably reflecting on its inner surface.

Each of the end plates 30 is provided with an elliptical opening 45closed by a plate 46, of similar shape, hinged to the end plate 30 as at47 and being held closed by gravity. This type of closure is extremelyconvenient as it is only necessary to press upon the plate 46 in orderto place trash in the hopper, thus giving a one hand operation which isa great improvement of the usual method having the cover open outwardly,requiring two hands to deposit trash, waste, or refuse within thereceptacle. Advertising matter such as 48 is carried by each of thecurved glass panels of the cover and is similar generally to theadvertisements 20 and is lighted by a bulb 50 carried by a bracket 51. Abulb 53 carried by an extension of the same bracket illuminates thestreet corner sign atthe top of the receptacle;

What I claim is: V

1. In a street lighting waste receptacle, an outer casing having foursubstantially verticaland transparent panels one of which is hinged, afloor in said receptacle,'a frustro-conical container havingareflecting'sur- 1 face and removably supported upon the floor within thereceptacle, and lighting means at the four corners adjacent the smallend of the container, so that the light will hereflected from thecontainer thru the vertical panels.

'2. In a a rectangular casing, having advertisement carrying walls, acover consisting of a plu-- rality of semi-circular end plates and asemio cylindrical glass plate having a'legend there-- on between the endplates, and means within the cover for illuminating the glass plate.

3. In a device of the character described, a rectangular casing havingadvertisement carrying walls, a hopper within the wa-lls, a cover forthe casing, said cover consisting of a pair of semi-circular metal endplates having swinging closures to receive waste 7 paper and the like, asemi cylindrical' glass plate between the two end pieces, a legend onthe semi-cylindrical glass plate, and means for illuminating the legend,the semi-ey lindrical plate and the walls, from within the device;

4. In a street lighting waste receptacle, a frame including four spaceduprights, translucent panels held by the frame, waste receiving meanswithin the frame, a floor for said frame, electric lamps mounted on thefloor near each of the uprights serving to illuminate the panels and tolight the street, and a cover hinged to said frame having a translucentsemi-cylindrical central plate and having two semi-circular end plates,one of said end plates having a swinging closure to receive waste, andmeans for illuminating the interior ofthe cover.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MICHAEL J. KAVANAGH.

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